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Killing of Jordanian journalist a deplorable attack on freedom of expression
The shooting to death of a prominent journalist outside a court in Amman yesterday is an alarming attack on freedom of expression, said Amnesty International.
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Pakistan: Stop execution of death row prisoner with mental disability
Pakistan’s authorities must not execute Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner with a history of mental illness, Amnesty International said today.
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Troy Davis: 5 Years On
Troy was on death row for over two decades before he was finally executed. In that time he became a leader himself in the movement to end the death penalty,…
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Troy Davis’s Legacy
By Savannah Fox, Field Organizer Five years ago today, on September 21st, I became an activist. I didn’t sign my first petition or attended my first rally. I found my…
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Good News Video! – Released After Torture and Disappearance (Egypt: UA 187/16)
Islam Khalil, a 27-year-old survivor of enforced disappearance and torture, was released on 31 August by the National Security Agency, 10 days after the prosecution ordered his release on bail.
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Obama and ASEAN in Laos: The questions journalists should be allowed to ask
In advance of the US-ASEAN Summit, the Lao authorities should lift all restrictions on journalists and allow them to do their job and move freely, Amnesty International said today. Foreign…
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Laos: #WhereIsSombath
As the International Day of the Disappeared is marked around the world, the Laos authorities must promptly, thoroughly and effectively investigate the abduction and suspected enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone,…
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DRC: Release of pro-democracy activists cause for celebration
The release of four Congolese pro-democracy activists, including Amnesty International Prisoners of Conscience Fred Bauma and Yves Makwambala, is cause for celebration but they remain at risk of re-arrest unless…
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Bangladesh: Halt imminent execution of Mir Quasem Ali after unfair trial
The Bangladesh authorities must halt the imminent execution of a senior political leader who has been sentenced to death following a deeply flawed trial, Amnesty International said today. “The people…
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The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances persist globally
Governments around the world are consistently using enforced disappearances to secure their own power and silence opposition, said Amnesty International, ahead of this year’s International Day of the Disappeared on…
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Cameroon: 130 people still missing 20 months after their arrest
Authorities in Cameroon must provide answers about the whereabouts of 130 men and boys still unaccounted for 20 months after they were arrested in a crackdown on suspected Boko Haram…
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Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats
The execution of 36 men in Iraq yesterday marks an alarming rise in the authorities’ use of the death penalty in response to the dramatic security threats the country is…